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New Norway ambassador visits
Monday 28 June 2010 | Published in National
Norway has appointed a new Ambassador to the Cook Islands. On Friday at the residence of Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin, Her Excellency Mrs Siren Gjerme Eriksen presented her credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Cook Islands. She handed over a letter from King Harald V to Goodwin, which authorised her as Norway’s […]
NZ quizzed over $4.8m for Pacific
Monday 28 June 2010 | Published in National
The $4.8 million allocated in the New Zealand Budget for the Pacific Economic Development Agency (PEDA) has been widely questioned. The NZ Government said that the money will be used to help young, unskilled Pacific Islanders without jobs who are living in New Zealand. But concerns have been raised about how capable PEDA is of […]
Ben breaks out of comfort zone
Monday 28 June 2010 | Published in National
the winner of New Zealand’s version of The Apprentice was Cook Islander Thomas Ben. He took the time out packing up his house in Auckland this week to talk about his love of the Cook Islands and offer a few business tips to budding entrepreneurs. Ben’s grandfather was born on Manihiki and his grandmother was […]
CIANGO back with public meeting
Monday 28 June 2010 | Published in Crime
CIANGO, the recently-reinstated organisation that acts as an umbrella for all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the Cook Islands, is focusing on recruiting members it lost when it was struck off the ministry of justice register last December. CIANGO was re-registered on March 8 and has since been holding executive board meetings regularly. But last night […]
New dance studio
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Local
Dance and drama has a new home in the form of a dedicated studio at Tereora College. This was a scene at the official opening this week.
Restructuring
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Local
The ministry of culture is facing a management restructure. According to secretary of culture Sonny Williams, the current leadership consists of ten directors and managers, an arrangement which makes for a ministry that is “too top heavy”. Williams, who was re-appointed to his post in August of last year, has been working with public service […]
Police apprehend wanted offender
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Local
Police located and apprehended 20-year-old Rima Iotua on Wednesday evening. He is being held in custody for contempt of court and faces questioning this week regarding a number of offences committed in the Matavera area, for which he is a suspect. This week, a three-year-old boy escaped serious injuries when he was crossing the road […]
CIP taken to task
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Local
The executive committee for Avatiu MP Albert Nicholas says for now they will continue to campaign as members of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) but are accusing the party executive of double standards. The assistant campaign manager for Nicholas, his son Albert Nicholas Jnr, said if the executive want to quote the party’s constitution then […]
Tamariki apii tumu korero
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in National
Kua raveia te tarere atu korero na te au tamariki apii Rarotonga inanai i ko i te apii Avatea. Kua putuputu mai te au aito korero Maori no roto mai i te au apii i runga i te enua no teia akakoroanga e kua akapapa ratou i ta ratou au korero ki runga i te […]
Cutting the cloth to fit
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in National
This month as we close on this financial year, the budget policy statement for the next financial year says it best: we will need to ‘cut our cloth according to our size’. We’ve all had one of those days when trying on a shirt or skirt we find it has shrunk, when all else has […]
Aitutaki identity passes away
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in National
Bernard ‘Bernie’ Storr, aged 75, passed away at the Aitutaki hospital after a long illness. He was given a long funeral service on Saturday June 5 at his residence in Tautu. His grieving wife Tapu and family wish to advise all family and friends about Bernie’s passing away. His wife Tapu is the daughter of […]
Blue Light run to break relay record
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in National
Next Thursday’s 40 hour run-a-thon relay is slated to break a record set by the Takuvaine U21 rugby boys in 1986, who ran a fundraiser relay for 36 consecutive hours. The July 1 relay is a police initiative, and proceeds will benefit Blue Light, the non-profit organisation that aims to keep kids out of trouble. […]
New party wants no Sunday flights
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in National
Te Kura O Te Au said it would seek to immediately suspend all Sunday flights to Aitutaki and after a “cooling off period” of at least two years, conduct a referendum with the people of Aitutaki regarding Sunday flights. The new political party recently announced this as one of its objectives if it was successful […]
Tav opens new Avarua shop
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
Amidst unwanted public attention and pressure to pay an outstanding tax debt, businesswoman Elena Tavioni is pressing on. She is in the process of opening a new shop at the Beachcomber in Avarua, and outfitting it with new products and new designs. Tavioni declined to comment on the new venture other than to say she […]
Urologists to visit
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
If your bladder is a pressing issue – relief is on the way with a team specialists in urology from New Zealand set to begin screening on the island this Monday Urology is the surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals […]
Considering reproductive health in disaster plan
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Family Welfare Association (CIFWA) has this week been facilitating a three-day workshop at Sinai Hall. The focus of the workshop, that ends today, is to ensure that a national disaster response plan considers the rights of women, children and acknowledges reproductive health in general. The workshop is a Sexual and Reproductive Health […]
Telecom sends Aitutaki equipment to US
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
Replacement equipment arrived early this week in Aitutaki for the new switch damaged during installation last week. “Unfortunately these were insufficient to ‘liven’ the new switch so faulty equipment has been sent back to the United States for repairs,” Telecom Cook Islands marketing manager Mark Boyd said. The timeline for this is about three weeks. […]
CI financial watchdog goes online and global
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
Louise Wittwer, manager offshore services at the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), recently returned from a trip to Mauritius in Africa. She attended the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) 2010, which focused on keeping corporate registers honest, and which assisted her in preparing a ‘scoping proposal’ to identify potential sources of funding. While she was in Mauritius, […]
New Air NZ baggage policy takes effect
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in National
Late last month Air New Zealand introduced a new baggage allowance policy, which is gradually being implemented locally. Economy class passengers are allowed just one piece of luggage weighing no more than 23kg, with each additional bag which also has to weigh less than 23kg costing $75. Business class passengers, on the other hand, are […]
'Apologise to the guy in the mirror'
Friday 25 June 2010 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Court, Crime, National
Justice of the peace John Kenning presided over a number of cases in the high court yesterday, a number of which were adjourned as defence lawyer Norman George was off the island.
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